The continuing saga of the life of one of the most powerful men in China in the first half of the 20th Century. By the late 1920's, Luk has established himself as the overlord of Shanghai; a player in politics, business, and the huge underworld. But his generosity begins to strain his finances. Pondering his future, he decides to make a strong commitment to the country, opting for high society over getting high. But the 1937 attack by the Japanese on Shanghai throws both Luk and his country i ...[Read Story ]
Being profoundly deaf, the director, Kimby Caplan, also had enormous difficulty doing her own sound design. She was later told that the sound quality was bizarre, but feeling it uniquely represented the way she heard the world, she resisted having it changed by a professional.